This project started primarily as a way to piece together plats in what became Gwinnett county and some of these grants are now in Barrow county. The index includes all of Franklin county up to 1796, Jackson from 1796 to 1818, and Gwinnett, Hall, and Walton after 1818. Associates of the late Dan Crumpton plan to publish his book on Franklin county plats some time in the near future which will be of immense help. The latest update here is 5 Dec 2022.
Sortable by Name(last,first), County(county,year,month,day), Year(year,month,day,name), Plat book(book,page,name), Watercourse(watercourse,name), or Neighbors/neighboring survey(grantee name). The latter two will filter out blank results. Year is the date of survey.
Plats in grey aren't available yet.
Clicking on the name will show details about the grant. Clicking on the plat will show an image.
Names in:
Red - A grant of dubious legality (typically because it was surveyed on Indian land)
Bold - Gwinnett/Barrow county land
Plats in:
Black are available
Bold are mapped
Plats of dubious legality from about 1789 to 1794 tended to be filed on consecutive pages (anywhere from two to thirty pages at a time) in 1,000 acre surveys (which violated the spirit and, to be honest, the letter of the law). These plats will be presented later in a separate table so as not to clutter up the results here for researchers.
Name |
Year |
County |
Acres |
Watercourse |
Neighbors |
Plat  |
Few, Ignatius
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Oconee River |
|
E-404
|
Few, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1725 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
E-376
|
Few, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Oconee River |
|
E-375
|
Garret, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Oconee River (middle) |
|
E-421
|
Few, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1024 |
Oconee River 2nd Franklin fork Long Sholes |
|
E-379
|
McCutchin, Joseph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
N Fork Oconee River |
John King |
R-437
|
Payne, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Dosses Creek |
Wm Payne |
A-393
|
Few, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
187 |
Oconee River |
Thomas Scott |
E-377
|
King, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Sandy Creek wtrs |
Thomas Armstrong |
R-400
|
Potts, Moses
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
Sandy Creek wtrs |
|
N-67
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Apalachee River wtrs |
Williamson(x4) |
Y-300
|
Coleman, Susannah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
850 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
K-70
|
Walton, George
|
1785 |
Franklin |
380 |
Oconee River M Fork |
Bedford Brown [K-33 or 41?] |
DD-79
|
Thompson, John Farley.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Conross River |
|
Y-373
|
Vermilion, Benjamin
|
1785 |
Franklin |
150 |
Green Log Creek wtrs |
|
DD-525
|
Williams, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
Williams, J Williams, Sd Williams |
Y-304
|
Williams, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Williams(x2) |
Y-303
|
Williams, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Jno Smith, Jno Williams(x2) |
Y-305
|
Williams, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
J Brooks, Williams(x2) |
Y-305
|
Robertson, David
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Oconee River N fork wtrs |
|
G-21
|
Williams, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
|
M Williamson, Jno Smith (x2), Sd Williams |
Y-303
|
Terrill, David
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Oconee River M fork wtrs |
Lowrie |
N-110
|
Williams, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Oconee River wtrs |
J Williams, Smith, Sd Williams(x2) |
Y-303
|
Gorham, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Sandy Creek wtrs |
|
K-199
|
Young, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Big Pond Fork Oconee River |
Creswell? |
DD-77
|
Crane, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
Chas Bond |
I-65
|
Garret, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Oconee River |
|
E-420
|
Philpot, Warren
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Gumlog Creek |
Jo Pulliam (x2), Jno Smith, sd Philpot |
N-72
|
Banks, Ralph
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Stephens Creek |
Bailey's line |
B-326
|
Carnes, Peter
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Hunting Creek wtrs |
Peter Carnes |
K-85
|
Clarke, George
|
1785 |
Franklin |
230 |
Large Reedy Creek |
John Clarke |
B-334
|
Cleveland, Larkin
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River |
Wm Sloan |
B-329
|
Kees, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
100 |
Tugalo River |
|
K-287
|
Kimbro, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
500 |
Oconee River wtrs |
|
K-287
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Apalachee River |
Williamson(x2) "S fork Oconee now called Apalachee" |
Y-289
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Williamson(x3) |
Y-289
|
Appling, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
900 |
Oconee River |
North Fork [33.877671, -83.349668 ?] Chas Daugherty, Jno Griffey, J Bickerstaff [R-12?] |
E-326
|
Baker, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Dove Creek wtrs |
Baker, Hendley, H Marbury |
B-322
|
Baker, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Big Creek |
H Marbury (x2) |
B-323
|
Clarke, John Junr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
230 |
|
Leonard Marbury |
B-338
|
Clarke, Moses
|
1785 |
Franklin |
230 |
|
John Clark |
B-338
|
Deakins, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1380 |
Beech Creek wtrs (a branch of N fork Oconee) |
M Call, H Marbury |
K-115
|
Lee, George
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1000 |
Middle Oconee River S branch |
|
K-309
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
N Oconee River wtrs |
Mary France, Horatio Marbury, Leonard Marbury, Washington |
A-386
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1380 |
Big Creek [Rocky Creek?] |
Baker, H Marbury |
A-382
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Oconee River |
Maple Creek, Leonard Marbury, Jno Milton, Pen Frarar |
A-386
|
Pulliam, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
487.5 |
Gumlog Creek |
|
Y-194
|
Wagnon, John Peter
|
1785 |
Franklin |
230 |
Oconee River N Fork |
Cobb (x2), Maj Jno Cobb |
N-143
|
Ward, Bryant
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Marbury's Fork |
Reedy branch |
N-138
|
Baker, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Big Creek |
Jones, Marbury, H Marbury |
B-322
|
Baker, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Dove Creek wtrs |
Baker, H Marbury (x2) |
B-322
|
Lamar, James
|
1785 |
Franklin |
400 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Mathew Stone [N-96?] |
I-273
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Buck Creek |
Maple Creek, Barbar?, Charity Marbury, Leon'd Marbury |
A-385
|
Carnes, Peter
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
|
Peter Carnes |
K-84
|
Evans, Henry
|
1785 |
Franklin |
690 |
Oconee River wtrs |
J P Wagnon |
A-372
|
Evans, Henry
|
1785 |
Franklin |
690 |
Marburys Creek |
Jones |
A-372
|
Williamson, Micajah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
920 |
Oconee River wtrs |
Smellers [Y-331?] R Smith [Y-331?], Thomson |
Y-300
|
Porgua, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Sandy Creek |
|
N-67
|
Porgua, Robert
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Sandy Creek wtrs |
|
N-68
|
Moss, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Beaverdam Creek |
James Shepherd |
A-386
|
Potts, Stephen
|
1785 |
Franklin |
690 |
Big Creek [Rocky Creek] |
Baker, Handley, L Marbury |
A-388
|
Potts, Stephen
|
1785 |
Franklin |
690 |
Big Creek [Rocky Creek] |
Handley, L Marbury, sd Potts |
A-388
|
Williamson, Charles
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Walnut Creek wtrs |
|
N-121
|
Hay, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
600 |
Chistee Creek S Fork |
Lee [K-309?] |
K-220
|
Hay, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Doss? Creek (or S Fork Marburys Creek) |
Graves? Mount/Monument, Col Leo'd Marbury (x2) |
K-218
|
Lamar, Zachariah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
250 |
Broad River M fork |
Call |
R-424
|
Blount, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
690 |
|
Leod Marbury, Maj Washington |
R-24
|
Arnold, William
|
1785 |
Franklin |
300 |
Little Creek N Fork |
Cro___, Payne, Tate |
K-6
|
Marbury, Leonard
|
1785 |
Franklin |
287.5 |
Tockoa Creek |
_ Marbury |
A-384
|
Stinson, Elijah
|
1785 |
Franklin |
460 |
Beaverdam Creek |
H Marbury [F-14?], James Spratlin, Capt. Wagnon |
N-93
|
Appling, John
|
1785 |
Franklin |
575 |
Oconee River, Sandy Creek |
|
B-321
|
Mullen, John Senr.
|
1785 |
Franklin |
200 |
Tugalo River S side |
sd Mullins [N-26?] |
N-25
|
Rice, Edward
|
1785 |
Franklin |
150 |
Tugalo River |
J Madison [N-41?], Jno ___ |
N-81
|
Wagnon, John Peter
|
1785 |
Franklin |
9487.5 |
Oconee River Fork |
Gorham, H___, Marbury (x2), Walton |
N-144
|
Washington, Thomas
|
1785 |
Franklin |
1150 |
Marbury's Fork |
L Marbury, Moses Clark [B-338?] |
N-147
|